The Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police has a new response truck to deploy teams to natural disasters. The truck, trailer and equipment will allow meal preparation for first responders at the scene and ensure adequate access to food, water and …
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility has made a payout of approximately US$2.4 million to the government of Trinidad and Tobago following a rainfall event that occurred during August 18-20, 2021. The heavy rainfall resulted in flooding and landslides across …
Maine’s governor is calling on small businesses around the state to apply for federal disaster loans that are available because of the drought the state suffered earlier in the summer. Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, said farm-related entities in nine …
IICF Southeast Division event will help support more than 20 nonprofits DALLAS (Feb. 1, 2021) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, will host its ninth annual Southeast Division Gala …
A Florida woman has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining Hurricane Irma disaster relief money. Court records show that 37-year-old Karen Latrice Houston was convicted by a jury in Tampa federal court this week of three counts of theft of government …
As the scale and frequency of major disasters escalate, millions of dollars in federal, state and insurance payments intended for recovery efforts are being stolen by fraudsters taking advantage of chaos and the pipeline of aid flowing into the stricken …
Businesses and homeowners in Lancaster, York and surrounding Pennsylvania counties affected by flooding in August will be eligible for low-interest federal loans. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said Friday those areas have been approved for disaster relief to repair damage caused …
On Meredith Beers’ laptop, the intensity of the twister that touched down here in February is marked in green, yellow and red. The colors illustrate light, medium and heavy damage from the 150-mile winds that tore through the city’s Ninth …
Plans for spending more than $1 billion in newly approved federal flood recovery money will be discussed at a Jan. 6 meeting of the Restore Louisiana Task Force. U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro announced Friday that Louisiana …
The U.S. Small Business Administration is opening an office in Memphis, Tennessee, to make it easier for residents affected by last month’s flooding to apply for disaster loans. The agency says it is opening a Disaster Loan Outreach Center at …
